Sorry I'm late responding, last couple of weeks have been impossible
time-wise.
There are programs for file recovery available, but file recovery on a
QL is not like on a PC for example, where a file is flagged for delete
effectively leaving the original or traces of it behind. On a QL, the
directory entry is gone, so automated recovery is much more difficult.
That said, there are programs, although I've never really used any of
them:
Floppy Disk Utility v1.22 from Davide Santachiare at Ergon
Development.
Rettunge
RecoverQ (disks) and RecoverX (qxl.win) by Hans-Peter Recktenwald
ResQL
QXLtool (Jonathan Hudson)
I do have copies of most of these programs. I'll see if I can get time
next few days to pop them up on my website to download. Most are
available on the web if you know where to search and who the authors
are. Those from Hans-Peter, Davide and Jonathan named above should be
locatable by following links from my QL web links page.
Dilwyn Jones
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darren Branagh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 9:32 AM
Subject: RE: [ql-users] Undelete
If the did you delete the entire Win file itself or just its
contents?
If you deleted the Win file, you can use any one of umpteen PC file
recovery
programs to get that back..
If it was the contents, it's a little harder. There are a few file
recovery
programs for the QL, though I have never tried any - thankfully
never had
any need to - apart from Cartridge Doctor back in the days of
microdrives.
Dilwyn - are there any in your PD library? I recall some in the SJPD
catalogue years ago, and possibly some in the Qubbesoft library too.
Cheers,
Darren.
-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 20 May 2005 01:13
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [ql-users] Undelete
Gulp!
I'd forgotten that programs are harder to recover. I remember using
the
LRESPR/SEXEC pairs to save such recovered files, with the file
length and
data length being set by trial and error.
I haven't written to the WIN_ files since deleting the contents, so
they
should be recoverable. Dependent on what happens to my grovel for
replacement discs, I may try it.
Regarding the floppy recovery, I'll have to digest what you've said
first!
Stuart
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